I see your point, and I do agree there is to some degree a feedback loop, but I don't think 'bad schools' are a primary driver.
And good point about creating a 'bubble' where kids can learn, you're right, tactical solutions might be apt.
But when the factories disappeared in the 1970's-1990's and the jobs disappeared, a lot of places went to pot.
If there were jobs - kids could bring their own meals, families would be more stable, there'd be less crime, there'd be a foundational social fabric.
Social programs pose all sorts of 'commons' problems ... the best kind of social program is 'a decent job'.
I still can't understand why Google, Facebook and some big banks talk all sorts of 'social progress' crap, but the thing that we need the most: distribution of income - is not on their radar.
I wish Google would open 'service and support' centres in the worst neighbourhoods in America and just give people jobs to do whatever. That would earn my respect.
They can start in East Palo Alto, literally only a few hundred meters from their offices ... I always found the decrepit existence of E. Palo Alto such a stain on the Valley as a whole.
And good point about creating a 'bubble' where kids can learn, you're right, tactical solutions might be apt.
But when the factories disappeared in the 1970's-1990's and the jobs disappeared, a lot of places went to pot.
If there were jobs - kids could bring their own meals, families would be more stable, there'd be less crime, there'd be a foundational social fabric.
Social programs pose all sorts of 'commons' problems ... the best kind of social program is 'a decent job'.
I still can't understand why Google, Facebook and some big banks talk all sorts of 'social progress' crap, but the thing that we need the most: distribution of income - is not on their radar.
I wish Google would open 'service and support' centres in the worst neighbourhoods in America and just give people jobs to do whatever. That would earn my respect.
They can start in East Palo Alto, literally only a few hundred meters from their offices ... I always found the decrepit existence of E. Palo Alto such a stain on the Valley as a whole.